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Episode 17: Vienna, Courmayeur, St. Petersburg and Transylvania
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Episode 17: Vienna, Courmayeur, St. Petersburg and Transylvania

We recap the last week on the tours, including titles for Donna Vekic in Courmayeur, Alexander Zverev in Vienna, Marin Cilic in St. Petersburg and Anett Kontaveit in Transylvania.

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Vienna Open

1:24-5:21: Andy Murray breaks a five-match losing streak against top-10 players in his win over Hubert Hurkacz at the Vienna Open.

5:21-8:39: Carlos Alcaraz defeats Matteo Berrettini in a third set tiebreak.

8:59-11:02: Felix Auger-Aliassime saves three match points in his win over Cam Norrie.

11:02-15:19: Frances Tiafoe’s brilliant run of form.

15:19-17:28: Alexander Zverev raises the bar in the final against Tiafoe.

Courmayeur Ladies Open

17:28-20:48: Clara Tauson saves five match points against Ludmilla Samsonova in Courmayeur but is eventually edged out by Donna Vekic in the final.

20:48-23:03: Vekic strengthens her comeback from foot surgery, winning the title without dropping a set.

St. Petersburg Open

23:03-27:35: Botic Van De Zandschulp makes his first ATP semifinal at the St. Petersburg Open, defeating Andrey Rublev along the way.

27:35-28:57: Jan-Lennard Struff wins consecutive matches for the first time since the French Open.

28:57-32:44: Marin Cilic defeats Taylor Fritz for his 20th career title.

32:44-34:58: Quiz Question 1: Cilic has the second-most titles outside of the Big Four of all active players - can you name the four active players that make up the remainder of the top five?

Transylvania Open

34:58-40:08: Emma Raducanu wins her first tour-level matches but falls to Marta Kostyuk in the Transylvania Open quarterfinals.

40:08-44:01: Anett Kontaveit wins her 15th indoor match in a row against a resurgent Simona Halep.

44:01-46:14: Quiz Question 2: By winning the title, Kontaveit (essentially) secures herself a place at the World Tour Finals - can you name the seven players to have earned more ranking points than her this year (excluding Barty who has finished for the season)?

British Contingent

46:14-47:34: Aidan McHugh defeats a top-100 opponent for the first time in his career.

47:34-48:32: British doubles success for Jamie Murray/Bruno Soares and Joe Salisbury/Rajeev Ram.


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